The secret to permanent weight loss can be found in your daily decisions. It's about switching from diets and quick fix solutions to permanent lifestyle change. We all know someone (maybe it's you?) who wants to lose weight but quit after two to four …

By contrast, many studies have found bariatric surgery, including gastric banding, gastric sleeve and gastric bypass procedures, to be effective at promoting long-term weight loss. One review of the literature found bariatric surgery to be effective up …

According to the American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, patients lose up to 60 percent of their former weight six months after surgery and 77 percent of their weight a year later. The society states that the surgeries also help to "prevent …